She will technically win the contest anyway, as state election law says that “only votes cast for the named candidates shall be counted.” But the confounding result denied her even a symbolic victory.
Mr. Trump needled Ms. Haley for her performance on social media, calling the result a “bad night” for her.
In a Trump campaign email, Steven Cheung, a spokesman, called it “brutal” and contended that the Haley campaign acknowledged it had “intentionally disrespected the people of Nevada” by refusing to campaign there.
Ms. Haley cast her party as mired in the same disorder that surrounds the man who has remade it in his image.
Nevertheless, onstage in Los Angeles, Ms. Haley told the audience she wasn’t going anywhere.
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